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Male Circumcision (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This procedure removes the foreskin of the penis.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
253 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
445 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
175 days
249 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
267 days
490 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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169 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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432 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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445 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
93 days
96 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
108 days
141 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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120 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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298 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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255 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
January 1 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
109 days
169 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
125 days
258 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
164 days
227 days
David G Bell
Halifax
148 days
274 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
207 days
246 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
140 days
461 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
542 days
412 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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433 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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1013 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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445 days
Morgan MacDonald
Truro
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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406 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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372 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
27 days
63 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
83 days
39 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
42 days
120 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
81 days
142 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
79 days
178 days
David G Bell
Halifax
86 days
186 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
177 days
175 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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320 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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520 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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58 days
Morgan MacDonald
Truro
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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290 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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196 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.

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